Sharing stories of life, faith, and ministry in the United Church and beyond.

Rev. Dr. Karen Georgia A. Thompson writes about the UN International Decade for People of African Descent and how it extends the opportunity to focus on Black…

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February Isn’t Enough for Black History " href="/blogs/round-table/february-isnt-enough-black-history"> A portrait of Rev. Dr. Karen Georgia Thompson, a Black woman with beautiful braids atop her head in a bun, wearing a clergy collar and a metal owl pendant.

On the 75th anniversary of the liberation Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp, General Secretary Nora Sanders writes that some anniversaries need to be marked, not…

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Note from Nora: Honouring What Must Never Be Forgotten" href="/blogs/round-table/note-nora-honouring-what-must-never-be-forgotten"> A photo of the brick buildings of Auschwitz concentration camp in Poland, surrounded by high barbed wire fencing.

Rev. Dr. Paul Douglas Walfall reflects on the "Misleading Theologies" symposium he attended in Kenya and why the North American church could use a similar…

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Confronting “Misleading Theologies”" href="/blogs/round-table/confronting-misleading-theologies"> The author, Paul Douglas Walfall, wearing a light blue shirt, listens intently from his desk at the Misleading Theologies Conference, in Kenya, Oct. 2019.jpg

Bronwyn Corlett shares a review of the book Piloting Church: Helping Your Congregation Take Flight, by the Rev. Cameron Trimble.

Learning How to Fly Could Help Your Congregation Soar" href="/blogs/round-table/learning-how-fly-could-help-your-congregation-soar"> The book cover for "Piloting Church: Helping Your Congregation Take Flight."

Aimee Gavin writes about her volunteer outreach and advocacy work around homelessness in Port Credit, Mississauga, ON - where, as in many suburbs, homelessness…

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Homelessness in a Neighbourhood with “No Homeless People”" href="/blogs/round-table/homelessness-neighbourhood-no-homeless-people"> In this black and white photograph, a man is seen from behind as he leans against a railing overlooking a small but busy marina. On the other side of the water is a tall hotel, and next to it, a tall crane where a new development is in the works.

General Secretary Nora Sanders writes that waiting for God does not mean doing nothing, rather it means trusting in God's steadfast love in the face of…

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Note from Nora: Waiting for God" href="/blogs/round-table/note-nora-waiting-god"> A brilliant orange-red sunrise over a large body of water is partially obscured by dark clouds.

Rev. Allan David Smith-Reeve shares insights from the Bridging Teams program, where a core belief is that those who live in poverty are the lead problem-…

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Ekua Asabea Blair writes about the work of the Massey Centre to raise the issues affecting pregnant and parenting teens and the organization's advocacy for…

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Seeking Home" href="/blogs/round-table/seeking-home"> A group of racially diverse toddlers play on a mat at Toronto's Massey Centre.

Privilege is not only about racism! While we usually associate the phrase “check your privilege” in discussions about racism, the phrase has much wider implications…

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Checking Your Privilege" href="/blogs/round-table/checking-your-privilege"> Four women and one man pose together in a Nairobi street. All are well dressed and workers for refugee assistance program.

Kelsi James shares her video poem "[REDacted]," as a reflection on her experience serving as United Church oversea personnel in China. 

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